Typewriting machine



- Aug. 7, 1928. f

TYPEWRITING MACH B. c. sTlcKNEY INE Filed July l, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l/H www Aug. 7, 1928. 1,679,951

B. c. sTlcKNEY TYPEWRITI NG MACHI NE Filed July l, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented Aug. 7, 192s.

[UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

BUBNHAM o. srrIcxNEY, AOF PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AssIeNon 'ro UNDER-woon ELLIOT'J: FISHER COMPANY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.,"A comone'lloiy orDELAWARE.

. application mea my 1,

This invention relates to front-strike typewritin machines equipped fortyping u on mul-tip e-ply webs, the same being either anfoldedy orconsisting of loose plies.

These plies are usually interleaved with Jsheets of carbon, which areusually lon enough to cover only one 'or two forms. The carbons arestripped from each form after it vis typed, and .shifted to thesucceeding form .on theweb; x I

1Where many copies are being manifolded, a difficulty arises inround-platen type writers, when it is desired tol stri the carbons fromthe typed 'forn to the resh formy on the web, because the carbone stickto the plies of web -wherethey bend around Pthe platen, a snubbingaction taking place, that is, the car-bons having' the elfect of onebinding upon another as it is attempted to pull them all back around theunder side of the platen, asl by pushing back the carrier to which allthe carbons are attached at their rear ends. The carbons are difficultto strip or shift, and are apt to become torn. To

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machine, or to the carriage thereof, with little-or nokv alterationtherein, andfmay be easily .and rapidly. manipulated.

Itis one of the features of this invention to provide meansv forsuccessfully stripping the' carbons, as they stand Vlooped around the bypullin them backy around the llaten,

der side of the p aten from the typed form independently moi/fablecarrier in some cases.

After a form is typed, the outermost carbon may be stripped from thetyped form tofthe,y next form, and thereforeino longer binds upon theinner carbone. Said outer carbon strips easily and readily, becausethere is fno carbon or sheet binding thereon. Then the next outer carbonmay be stripped from the .typedform to the succeeding form, and

245 avoid this dificulty, it has been thefpractice', moves easily,because the -outer carbon has to displace the platen, upwardly to permitthe composite web to be straightened out, so that the carbon-carrier canstrip`the carbons easily back'to their new positions; whereupon theplaten has been depressed to typing position. This makes necessary asubstantial and expensive reconstruction' vof the typewriter-carriageandthe`\ platenconnections, and to provide expensive and bulkyappurtenances. An object of thev inuention is to avoid the vdelay andtrouble that `ifs usually experienced in round-platen typewriters ofdisplacing the platen upwardly for this purpose, that is, to enable thecarbons to be stripped sucf cessfully without displacing the platen, andin' fact while vthe composite web remains looped around the platen, andto effect this result by means of simple, inexpensive devices'which arereadily attachable to a standard typewriting machine, thus avoiding.fthe vnecessity of partially rebuilding the in'g device andftheweb-presenting devices i1 can'be attached directly to the typewrltmgexperienced of the binding of taut carbons upon one another as it wasattempted to pull them around the platen. In the present invention thereneed be no binding and no difliculty.V

one carrier, they Joan in some cases be stripped successfully, becausethe binding of the outer upon the inner of the two carbons is notsufficient to prohibit the stripping operation. f f

, According to the preferred form of practising the present invention',-when the composite web stands looped around the platen .t

at' the Icompletion of the typingof a form, the leadin end of the webmay be clamped or fastenecgl to the machine, preparatory to strippingthe carbons. Thereupon the feed- If two adjacent carbons are attachedto` rolls are cast olf nfrom the platen, thus releasing the web, and theoutermost carbon is pulled back around the platen and retracted toposition in` register with the next form on the web. It will beunderstood that since no carbon surrounds .fs'aid outermost carbon,there is nothing to bind upon it, or to hold .it against` thework-plies, and it will slip Q readily back around the platen. '-Thenthe next carbon (which has in its turn become the outermost one) isstripped back easily,

. since there is no exterior carbon-sheet to bind thereon. The

carbons slip back to a l' point where.` their leading ends are under the.advanced to bring the bottom edge of the just-ty ed form u to aweb-severing knife a severing gage beling provided for the lead ing edgeof the web.

Each stripper or carbon-carrier is referably in the form ofv atransverse bar aving at its ends bent-u ears; and in these ears thereare journalled transverse horizontal rock-shafts, each rock-shaft,carrying pinions at its ends. The pinions mesh with station- Caryracks, a pair of which extendsl upwardly and rearwardl from the rear endof the usual paper-ta le and carriage of the Underwood standardtypewriter. Hence each stripper moves back and forth in parallel- 1sm.

The strippers may be moved by hand, and preferably they are rovidedvwithfingerpieces at alternate si es ofl the machine, so that the 'left handmay move the outerstrip, and then theright hand may move. the next, andthe left hand the next, and 'the right/ hand the next, and so on, sothat the strip# I ping may be readily effected.

" by individual ,sprin Preferably the'iirst stri per -is connected witeach of theremaining strippers, a l of these springs being tensioned atthe operationof retracting the yfirst stripper, and thereafter advancingor tending to advance the remaining strippers,

so that in some cases the strippersy w1l1 become self-retracting, solong as the first stripper is held back against its stop.

Other features and-advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanyingdrawings,

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic sectional side elevation, illustrating thecompletion of the typing of a form, the leading end of the form havinbeen advanced to a stripper-v gage. In t is and other views, the polntsof division between each printed form and Figure 2 is' a sectionalcentral elevation short dashes interon a larger scale, showing ttlaheleading end ofthe web as having been c amped, the feedrolls released,and all of the carbon-strippers retracted.P f

Figure 3 is a view similarto Figures 1 and 2, but showing a later stage.At Figure 3 the web is shown as, advanced to the websevering gage, andthe next form, with the interleaved carbons, is in position to begintyping thereon.l At this ligure the leading formus shown as being tornoff by the knife.

'Figure 4 is a rear or bottom View of the strippers and racks.

vFlgure 5 is a front view of the platen and platen-frame, with thedelivery table, websevering knife, etc., and showing the leading end ofthes first form set up against the stripping ,gage and under the clips,to hold the work-web fixed while the carbons are beirg stripped orshifted between the workp les.

Figure-6 is a semi-perspective view, 1ook-\ 90 ing rearwardly anddownwardly upon the platen and the stripping mechanism, showing thestrippers in their retracted positions.A

position, because it is placed below Figure 6; but it will be understoodthat if placed above Figure 6 it would a pear with. the carbon-blade atthe top and t e pinion-shaft at the bottom of the view.l

In the Underwood standard typewriting machine, types-l0 strike-againstthe front side of a platen 11',4 which is journaled by mea-ns of an axle`12 in a platen-frame, which comprises ends 13 joined by a rearpapershelfk 14, which inclinesv downwardly and forwardly and curvesunder and up in front of the platen. This platen-frame is usuallyshiftab e up and down upon a paper-carriage 15, which is guided upontracks 16 supported on the framework of the machine 17.

A multiple-,pl

ends of two rack-bars 22, 23, which extend downwardly and forwardly tothe papershelf 14. At their lower or-front ends the rack-bars areconnected`by a transverse tierod 24; the parts V19, 21, 22, 24 and25'formingya rigid frame. yIt will be seen that 25 consists of a pair ofbrackets which are riveted at 26 to the racks, respectively, which arehence rigidly joined by the tie-rod 24. This frame is shown without anytable thereweb 18,l either fan-foldedl or consisting of oose plies, isled up from a on, the table being preferably omitted to avoidoverweightiv the carriage; but it is obvious that-.a tab e may besupplied,l if

olf the machine, it is only necessary to pull the split spring-studs 27out of the sockets. These spring-studs tend to open, and hence they bindin the sockets.v Other means fo detachably holding the rack-frame upontypewriter may be provided.

interleaved with the web-plies, which are indicated at 31, Figure 2, arecarbon-sheets 32, the leading, ends of which are shown at 32a, Figure 2,at 32", Figure 1', and at 32, Figure 3. The rear ends of the carbons areattached to blades 33 securd`by usual dowel pins (not shown) upon heads34, Figure 7, and are withdrawn from and replaced upon said heads bymeans of finger-pieces 35,*in the usual way for the usual purpose ofloading the carbons.A The blades in sec? tion have an echelon relationat Figure 2, the outermost carbon being connected to the first orrearmost blade, the next carbon to the next blade, and so on, theinnermost carbon being connected to the lowest blade, which is thenearest to the platen, and which is the last to be retracted. k l

The heads 34 are secured alternately upo opposite ends of carrier-bars36, which extend horizontally from right to left, over= ytwo typed lyingthe racks 22, 23, and having at their ends bent-down ears/37, 38. ittinover the racks, which serve as guides an supports or as tracks for thesecarbon-strippers. The ears 37,' ,38 are continued downwardly to formbearings for the ends of rock-shafts 39, which extend across themachine, each shaft havin fixed upon its ends pinions 40, 41, thepinions 40 meshing with the rack 22,

. and the pinions 41 meshingv with the rack 23.

The rack andpinions make a compact, light structure, and are employed toinsure that the individual movements of each carbonstripper shall be inparallelism, and that it shall not bind or skew,-even though thestripper is moved by means of its, handle 42 at only one end thereof. lThe strippers, in their retracted positions at Figure 2, lie one aboveanotherupon the racks or tracks, and the carbons extend downwardly andforwardly therefrom, each carbon bein usually about the length of orms,and terminating .at 32a. At the completion of the formy ing operation,the lower end of the rst crm stands a little below the printing line,and at the point marked 43, Figure 1; and the forms.

composite web of work-plies andC earbons stands looped around theplaten.- The leadingfendsof the web are set up against a gage 44, whichmaybe adjusted u and down upon and along a rearwardl -i c 'nedwork-shelf 45, having a slot 45a or this purpose, and mounted at thedelivery side of the laten 11. This gage is secured Wherev ad]usted by athuinbscrew 46. Upon the gagel is provided a pair of clips 47, which maybe forced down to clamping position by means of a handle 48. This handleis shown in ref leased position at Figure 1, and in clamping` positionat Figure 2. It vis xed upon a rock-shaft 49, having a Hat 50, which,when the handle is depressed, permits the springclips 47"*``"to risevrand free the work-web.

`When the typin lof a form is completed, as at Figure 1, t e handle 48is raised, Figure 2, to cause, the rock-shaft49 to force down the clips47 upon the front corners of the leading end of the web, thereby holdingthe same stationar during the carbon-stripping operation. f he next steis to releasethe feed-rolls 51, which usiia ly run upo the bottom of theplaten, to relieve the carbons of pressure.

Then the outermost of the carbons, that is the one most remote from theplaten, and located outside'of all other carbons, is pulled rearwardlyby grasping `handle 52 of its stripper 36, andthe outer carbon isthereby readily retracted; the pinions 40,41 keeping the movingcarbon-carrier inparallelism, or i leading edge of the stripped outer`carbon reaches the retracted position seen at 32",` Figure 2, whichl isjust under the bottom of the platen, so that this outer retracted carbonhas' no purchase to bind upon or snib' the inner unretracted carbons.Moreover, said carbon-carrier, 36 is arrested by a'stop 54, and1 hencethere is no pull' upon the carbon, and' consequently no binding thereofupon the inner carbons, which still remain unretracted. The stop 54 maybe adjusted backwardly and forwardly along the rack 22, and secured by aclam ing screw `55, to Yaccom- `modate different engths 'of parbons andThev next carbon-holder 36 may be thrust backwardly by means of itshandle 42, thus stripping the second carbon from the typedl form, asthis is nw the outermost carbon, `so yiar as the pla-tenis concernedgthe right and hands alternatel thus `Thesesprings .1

to the 'next carbon-carrier will pull the saine rearwardly. Thereuponboth of the retractsprings vwi ed'ca1;bon-car1'iers may be held back` bymeans of finger-piece 42.' The springs will then; pull back the thirdcarbon-car `er, and all three retracted carriers may be eld back by/iinger` vieee 56. Then the remaining retract the remainingcarboncarrier.` However,'the springs may, if desired, be made muchweaker, so as to have merely the effect of assisting the pulling back.of the carbonlcarriers; that is, the

rings may be imade to co-operate with the gers ofthe operator ineffecting the retraction.` ofl the successive carbons.4 The springs mabe' adjusted to vary" their strength as esired,

When the carbons [are all retracted, their leading` ends all stand atthe position 32, just under the platen at Figure 2.- The lead- '44, thegage 60 beingl secur ing web-forn`i,' .whose lowerend is indicatedat43,is' then advanced'by pulling' theqsame up by "means of its' leadinend after' the clips 447 have been released y pullin down the handle48'. Then saidfleadin ,eng

typed form is liftgdsot from er the clips andadvanced b'y handagainstf`a`f`gage 60,`

which is adjustablealong a'stai\f"'6'1 extending backwardly romthe-"rto`f of the gage by a thumbscrew62. At Figure 3 the leading end. of thetyped form-, is'shownas adjusted to this '60, thus' brin the succeedingform g e v(iiose' bottom en is indicated at 63, Figable independently ofone another along 'said l of the' The delivery work-shelf can befswung"forwardly vand downwardly upon a hinge at 63, thereby forming aconvenient table, and?.

also giving convenient access to the leading end of the work-webA whenit is desiredxto load the carbons or insert the blades with theirattached carbons between theL ,plies of web. The blades may thereuponbeattached to the carbon-carrier heads by inserting the usual dowels inthe usual sockets. This work-shelf 45 is hinged to a frame whichincludes 'standards 64a having flanges or feet (65 detachably mounted byscrews 66 upon said platen-frame, and also including an indli'ned plate67, to which the knife 64 is attached, and supporting fianges 67, Thefolds of the webs may be split by blades 68 on the ends of thecarbon-strippers.

Variations may be resorted to within the uur scope of the'invention, andportions of the improvements may be used withoutothers.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: c

1. In a web-manifolding typewriting kma- -c ine, the combination with aplaten and types, of tracks extending rearwardly from the intake side ofthe platen, a set of carbon-v strippers individual to the carbons andmov able independently of one another alon said tracks towards and awafrom the paten, and arallel motion mec ianisms individual `to saidstrippers and movable relatively to said tracks, for guiding saidstrippers in v parallelism.

2. In a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with aplaten and types, ofytracks extending rearwardly from the intake side ofthe platen, a set of carbonstrip ersindividual to the carbons and movure3^) to position to` receive the first limi/tracks towards'and away fromthe platen, typing, thev carbons at 32" Fig-ge 3,' being Beforebeginning the typing of this second form, the

form 'may be torn off, by the aid of knife 64 as seen at 69, Figure 3.The feedreleased positions tov their effective rolls/51 may be tlienrestored from their positions,

'as seen vatFigure 3, "and the typing of the y, second form may "pr0cd.

" may be detached `t lfrom the sockets, and

each arbon-stri er includin a slide and a carbdii-blade, aiiii) gstripper for guiding the same in parallelism, said guiding meansincluding a set of transerserotative shafts having at their ends meansto engage and control the ends of the strippers.

3, In a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with aplaten and types, of guideways extending rearwardly at the intake sideof the platen beneath the work-web, a multiplicity of carbon-strippers,one for each carbon, mounted for movement independently of one anotheralong said guideways, and a parallel motion mechanism .individual toeach stripper to move therewith for guiding the stripper in parallelism.4.'. In a web-manifolding typewriting ma.-

means .individual to each chine, the combination with a platen overwhich the web isv fed, of a set of carbonstrippers individual to thecarbons at the intake side of the platen and movable independently ofone another, releasable feedrolls running upon the platen and co-oper-`ating therewith to advance Athe composite web, together with thestrippers, during the y'typing of a form on the web, and means forretracting the strippers individually,l beginning with the stripper forthe outermost carbon and ending with the stripper-for the innermostcarbon, each stripperin the form `of a bar extending lengthwise of theplaten,

and having at each end means for guiding it in parallelism. l

5. In a web-manifolding typewriting maclnne, the combination with aplaten over which the web i`s fed, of a set of carbonstripp'erhindividual ,to the carbons at, the intake side of the platen and movableindependently of one another, releasablel feedj rolls running upon theplaten and co-operating vtherewith to advance the composite web,together with the strippers, during the typing of a form on the webandmeans for retraeting the strippers individually, beginning with thestripper for the outermost carbon and ending with\ the stripper for'thelinnermost carbon, each of said strippers having an individualfinger-piece for operating thel same, said linger-pieces beingalternately right and Aleft on the successive strippers, and ofgraduated lengths..

6. ln a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with aplaten over which the web is fed, of a set of carbonstrippers individualto the carbons at the intake side of theplaten and movable' .indelilljpendently of one another, each stripper in the form of a` transversebar having ears at its ends, a rock-shaft extending along said har andjournaled in said ears, pinions on the ends of said rock-shaft, andstationary lraclrs with whiclnthe pinions mesh.

7. ln" a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with aplaten over which the web is ,fed, of a set of carbon- A strippersindividual to the carbons at the intake side of the platen and movableindependently of one another, each stripper in ',the forni of atransverse bar having ears at its ends, a rock-shaft extending alongsaid bar and journaled in said ears, pinions on the ends of saidrock-shaft, and stationary racks with which the pinions mesh, a pair ofsaid racks extending upwardly and rearwardly at the rear of the platen.p

8. ln a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with\platen over @which the web is fed,l of a `et of carbonstrippersindividual to the carbons at 4the in- 'talre side of the platen.vand-.movable independently of one another, and retracting springsconnected to certain of said strippers,

. rearwardl said springs connecting the first or rearmost stripper withtheremaining strippers.

9. The combination with a platen over-p which a web sfed and a'supporting frame for the laten, of a pair of racks extending rearwar lyat the intake side of the platen,

a series of' strippers movable independently of one another along saidracks, and ashaft upon each stripper, each shaft having pinions toengage the racks to cause the stripper to move in parallelism.

10. The combination witha platen over which a web is fed and asupporting 4frame for theplaten, of a pair of racks extending at theintake side of the platen, a series o strippers movable independently ofone another along said racks, a shaft upon each stripper, each shafthaving pinions to engage the racks to cause the stripper to move inparallelism, and a guide-bar for the web connecting said racks at theirrear ends.

1l. The combination with a platen over which a web' is fed and asupporting frame for the platen, of a pair of racks extending,

rearwardly at "the intake side of the platen,

.a series of strippers-movable independently of one another along saidracks, a shaft upon each str'pper, each shaft having pinions to engagethe racks to cause the stripper to move in parallelism, a guideibarfon'the web Y connecting said racks at their rear ends, a transversetierodfconnecting said racks at their forward ends, andsforming withsaid racks and ,said tie-rod a rigid frame, a bracket detachably,mounted upon the platen-supporting frame or carriage, and meansdetachably connecting said rackframe to said bracket. y

13.`The combination with a platen over which a web isi fed and asupporting frame for the platen, of a pair of racks extendlngrearwardly/at the intake side ofthe platen, a seriesf strippers movableindependently each stripper, each shafthaving pinions to engage theracks to cause the stripper tomove in parallelism a guide-bar for theweb connecting said raclr transverse tie-rod connecting said racks attheir forward ends, and forming with said racks andfsaid tie-rod a rigidframe, a bracket detachably mounted upon theplaten-supof one anotheralong said racks, a shaft upon s at their rear ends, a v

' racks.

' the intake side of the platen, individual sliding as supporting guidesfor the combination with a revoluble platen and a ingcarbon-stripperseach 'in thepform off/a.

bon-blade s/upportedgat one end upon said porting frame or carriage, andmeans dethe intake sidelof the platen, individual slidtachably-connecting said rack-frame to said ing carbon-strippers each-1n 'theform of a bracket, said-connecting means including a cross-bar having apalr of bearmgs, a rev set of s lit studs and a set of socket-piecesoluble shaft fitted in each-pau of bearings, in whic the studs areintroduced.

11h In a typewriting machine; the combi: thev racks, nation with acarriage and a revoluble platen' lng guides v:tor the shdmgcarbon-strippers, thereon, of al frame detachably mounted an adjustablegage at the eldivery side of the -ilpon said carriage and including apair of platen for the web at the strip'plng operaseparated racks, andindividual 'carbon-stription, releasabldclips c/nnected tosaid gage pershaving pinions meshing with said racks to be adj'stedftherewith andeifeetlve to de- -and preventing skewing of thestri pers.

tain the web during the retraction of the 15. In a web-manifolding macne, the carbons, and a leadlng-edge lgage connected said rack-barsserving as supportcombination with a revoluble platen-andA a tosaidadjustable strippingy gage for setting carriage. or support therefor, ofa pair of the web to position to begin the typing of rack-bars 'or rodsextending rearwardly at the first line on the next form. theintakeside'of the y bon-strippersgeachinthe form of a cross-barcomblnation w1th a revoluble platen and a aving apair ofbearings, arevoluble shaft carriage or support therefor, of a pair of vfitted ineach pairof bearings, and pinions rack-bars or rods extendmg rearwardlyat fixed upon eachv shaft, in mesh with. the the' intake side of theplaten, individual l f' carbon-strippers each in the form of a cross--1,6. In a web-manifolding machine, thefbar having a pairi of bearings,a revoluble combination with a revoluble platen and a shaftltted ir eachpai/r' of bearings,.pinions carriage or support therefor, of a pair [loffixed upon each shaeft, in mesh with the rack-bars or rods extendingrearwardly at racks, said rack-bars servlng as supporting guides for thecarbon-strippers, an adjustable ing carbon-strippers each in the form ofa cross-bar having a pair of-bearings, a carthe web at the strippingvoperation, .releasu able clips connected to said gage to be adbar, arevoluble shaft fitted in each pair of justed therewith andefective todetain the Vbearings, and pinions'xed upon each shaft, web during theretraction of the carbons, a' in mesh with the racks, said rack-barsservleading-edge gage connected to 'said ad'ustsliding carable strippinggage fer setting the we to position to begin the; ing of the first linethe :on the, next form, and severing knife in po,-

' sitionjtosever the web r`when positioned against said leading-edgegage.

bon-strippers..r

17. In a. web-'manifolding maclune,

carriage or support"-therefor, oa| pair of rack-bars or rods'extendingrearwardly at the intake side of the platen, individuall slid-vy"ennbination with ay revoluble platen and a cross-bar having a'pair ofbearingsa revoluble shaft-fitted 'in each pair of bearings` =pinions`ixed'upon each shaft, in inesh withv thel racks, saidl rack-bars servingas supportrac'kbars'or rods ext/ending rearwardly at vthe intake sidefofthe/platen, individual car- 'bon-strippers cagna-'in the form o f acrbssbar havin a pair of bearings, a revoluble ing guides for thesliding carbon-strippers shaft fitte each pair of bearings, pinions anadjustable gage lat the delivery side o l said rack-barsseryingY assupporting eration," and releasable clips connected to Cguidesfor lthecarbo strippers, an adjust- ,Said' gage to e adjustedtherewith'andeiecable age at the deli'lery side of the platen tive to detain the web.during the retraction for t of the carbons. s leasable clips connectedto said gage to-be 18'. In a web-manifolding typewriting maadjustedtherewith and effective to detain the the combination wlthja platen overweb during the 'retraction ofthe carbons, a

which the web is fed, of a 'set of carbon- `strippers individual to thecarbons at the able' strippmggage for settingA the we to intake'side ofthe platen* and movable indelaten, individual car-A 20. In aweb-manifolding machine, the

gage at the delivery side of the platen for carriage or supporttherefor, of a pair oi.r

leading-edgel gage yconnected to said ad'ust- (position to begin thetyping of the first line'v 2/1. In a 'web-manifolding machine, the

i ixedupon` each shaft, in mesh with the I vtheplatenfor the web at thestripping 'opracks,

pendently of one `another2 and retracting on the next form, and asevering knife `in po- -spr1ngs`connectedto certain of said strip-'sition .to sever the web when ositioned ps, said sprln'gs beingindividually/adjust- .against said leading-edge gage, sai leadinga Qedge gage adjustable independently lofthe stripper-gage.

22. vIn a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with arevoluble 'platen and a platen-frame orfcarriage, means 19. In aweb-manifoldin machine, the 'combination with a` revolub e platen and acarri-age. or sup ort therefor, of a -pairo'f rack-bare or ro extendingrearwardly vat upon -which carbon-strippers are mounted for movementindependently of eachother downwardly and forwardly at the intake sideof the platen, of a work-table at thedelivery side of the platen andextending up'- wardly and rearwardly over said carbonstrippersasaidwork-table including a portion which is movable with respect to theplaten out ,of the way to afford' access to the web and carbons and thecarbon-strippers l at the intake side of the platen.

23. In a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination Lwith arevoluble platen yand ya platen-frame oru carriage, in

which carbon-strippers are mounted for movement independently of eachother at` the intake side of the platen, of a workvtable at the deliveryside of the-platen and extending upwardly and rearwardly, saidwork-table. including a portion which is hinged to-be temporarily swungforwardly Qand downwardly to form a work-table for use when loading thecarbons.

24. In a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with aplaten and types, of tracks extendingrearwardly from the intake side ofthe platen, a set of carbonstrippers individual to the carbons andmovsable independently of one another alongr said tracks towards andaway from the platen, and separate parallel motion mechanisms individualto each of said individual carbonstrippers :for guiding each of them onthe tracks'in parallelism.

25. In a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with aplaten and types, of tracks extending rearwardly from the intake side ofthe platen, a set of carbonstrippers individual to the carbons andmovable independently of one another along said tracks towards and away'from the platen, each stripper in ther form of a bar upon which anindividual,carbon-carrier is mounted, and' means in the form of parallelmotion mechanisms movable relatively to the stripper and relatively tothe tracks for'guiding the bars.' individually in parallelism, saidmeans permitting the several bars to be moved into engagement with eachother in series.

26. A web-manifolding attachment for a revoluble platen typewritingmachine havinga platen-frame, including a supporting vframe extendingtangentially of the' platen upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, means fordetachably mounting said supporting frame on the rear of saidplaten-frame, and a multiplicity of individually movablecarbon-strippers mounted one behind another on said supporting frame,the rearmost stripper constructedl to carry the outermost l carbon, andthe foremost stripper constructed to carry the innermost carbon.

BURNHAM C. STICKNEY.

